Cricket -- thanks so much for the info. I do sometimes wonder and worry about why dd is so reluctant to speak up? Is it something in her social and emotional experience or something in her brain? Even her gifted teacher at school has said how quiet she is. (Although she still does really well with kids at school -- isn't really afraid a lot and seems to enjoy school -- so she isn't really what I would call just shy.) Also, her gifted teacher talks about how persistant she is -- working slowly but surely on something, and while other kids just give up and move on she never gives up -- and she just works until she's right -- and she's always right.
How old was your DD when ADD became apparent? I can see that -- sort of -- with Natalie -- but not in a hyper way at all -- more in a my brain is going faster than I can keep up with sort of a way.
She had reflex anoxic seizures (an involuntary breath-holding spell from pain or startle that leads to passing and out and then a seizure) from 14 mos - 4.5 years. Believe it or not -- she got it from me -- I had them too. It is like her brain couldn't process the pain or startle info and just shut down -- once it matured a bit it was able to take in the information and sort through it (my words - not a doctor's). But I sometimes wonder if it is the same thing with her intelligence?
